"""Alan Gross, at right with Rabbi Arthur Schneier, was jailed while working as a subcontractor in Cuba in December 2009. Cuban authorities say Gross tried to set up illegal Internet connections on the island. Gross says he was just trying to help connect the Jewish community to the Internet. Former President Jimmy Carter and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson both traveled to Cuba on Gross' behalf. He was eventually <a href=""""http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/17/politics/cuba-alan-gross-deal/index.html"""" target=""""_blank"""">released in December</a>."""
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